Michael Esposito

"Room" is one of those films that wants to make you think. You know the kind: Lots of weird stuff happens, topped off by no real resolution in the end....

Who's in it: Navi Rawat, Eric Danes, Balthazar Getty, Krista Allen (right), Judah Friedlander, Jenny Wade, Duane Whitaker, Josh Zuckerman, Eileen Ryan, Clu Gulager, Henry Rollins What it's about: Shotgun-toting...

Riding around wildlife reservations in a Land Rover with South African zoologist and field guide Liesl Eichenberger, searching for the "Big Five" safari animals (Cape buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion and...

Avast ye landlubbers, sea lawyers, assorted jellyfish and all who dwell within reach of the realm of Neptunus Rex, King of the Seas: The pirates' holiday, International Talk Like A...

(U.S.; Howard Hall, 2006) Director Howard Hall ("Into the Deep," "Island of the Sharks") and the underwater IMAX film team do their usual splendid job of making the sea and...

The Tribune's wrap-up of the Chicago International Film Festival schedule, by Tribune movie critic Michael Wilmington and the movie reviewing staff, appears each day. * indicates a personal appearance by...

Sure, you could jet off to Monaco or Buckingham Palace or some other exotic, princess-rich locale, but the Disney folks have already assembled a carriage-load of young female royals who...

'THE BLOB' (1958): A small puddle of astro-snot lands on Earth and begins consuming a small town, expanding faster than you can say, "Super Elastic Bubble Plastic." Steve McQueen stars,...

Sure, seeing sharks on a giant IMAX screen will be cool, but visitors to Navy Pier also will get to see the real thing in a 120-gallon tank, courtesy of...

Anyone who ever dedicated a weekend to staying home and cleaning might have a small idea of what one Shedd Aquarium staffer called, "The most extensive cleaning project we've ever...